Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:17:30 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20110615
From: "Gabrelle Saurage"
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Wednesday, June 15, 2011
                                                           ACTUAL
 ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)            INSTRUMENT     START  FINISH
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M.Klaene          G.Saurage             DIS, SPIcam    20:20   05:10
G.Stringfellow    G.Stringfellow        Echelle        00:30   02:20
   INST       SCHEDULED     WEATH     EQUIP      OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DN   START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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EN01/R     20:22   00:30    0    0    0    0   0.0  4.1   0    0
CU08/R     00:30   02:15    0    0    0    0   0.0  1.8   0    0
EN01/R     02:15   05:46    0    0    0    0   0.0  3.5   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: G.Saurage
Engineering:
-Zeroed rotator. 0.103 off.
-Pointing model: Using same grid as last night. I had a very hard time getting
through the grid even once. dopterr was having trouble finding stars (skipping 33
out of 45). At one point, I aborted the grid and tried to refocus, since the focus
had changed dramatically. Then started a new grid. Still failed at low altitudes. I
think this was due to two main complications:
1. at low altitudes smoke was definitely a factor. Most of the stars at alt's  1u per 0.1 cubic feet.
                          TELESCOPE STATUS
    Telescope drives operational. Current TCC version: 2.14.0
    Current TUI version: 1.8.7